Question 1

dismay

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to break down the courage of completely, dishearten, to surprise, to alarm

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discretion in practical affairs

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diffusing warmth and friendliness

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a person authorized to conduct religious worship

Question 2

deform

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to make ugly, ungraceful, or displeasing, to change the form of, disfigure

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characteristic of secularity rather than spirituality

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inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

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culpably involved

Question 3

swelter

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to suffer from oppressive heat

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beyond normal limits

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any dramatic scene

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speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly

Question 4

sputter

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to make explosive popping or sizzling sounds

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profane language

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abundant wealth

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someone employed to park and retrieve cars

Question 5

enveloping

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wrapping up in a covering, surrendering entirely

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a British lawyer who gives legal advice

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humorously sarcastic or mocking

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a levy of one tenth of something

Question 6

rumble

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to make a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound, as thunder

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not easily irritated

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pretentious or silly talk or writing

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dishonorable in character or purpose

Question 7

unruffle

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to calm, smooth out

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unpleasantly cool and humid

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showing a brooding ill humor

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British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain

Question 8

variation

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the act of varying in condition or character; a different form of something

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producing a sizeable profit

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a religious doctrine proclaimed as true without proof

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one of a class of woodland deities

Question 9

dread

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to fear greatly, to be reluctant to do

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a person who receives support from an influential patron

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thin and tattered with age

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with obstinate determination

Question 10

belch

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to eject gas from the stomach through the mouth

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a vehicle carrying many passengers

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stay longer than you should

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a step in walking or running

Question 11

restrain

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to hold back from action, keep in check or under control

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a very steep cliff

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marked by the appetites and passions of the body

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lacking lightness or liveliness

Question 12

recognize

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to identify, acknowledge, perceive

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an unnatural lack of color in the skin

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arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth

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having excitement and emotional appeal

Question 13

spacious

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containing much space, of a great area, broad, large

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a laborer who is obliged to do menial work

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lacking in stylishness or taste

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an indication that something has been present

Question 14

necessity

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something that is essential and required

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impervious to correction by punishment

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offensively malodorous

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of or relating to a government department

Question 15

foremost

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first in place, order, rank, etc.

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incapable of being retracted

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without qualification

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having or showing arrogant superiority

Question 16

reflection

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mirroring, giving back or showing an image

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lacking grace in movement or posture

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so lacking in interest as to cause mental fatigue

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unrestrained by convention or propriety

Question 17

surrender

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to give onself up to the police or to some influence

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in a manner expressing sorrow

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a quick reply to a question or remark

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an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice

Question 18

interval

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a space between things, points, limits

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a medicine that strengthens and invigorates

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varying in color when seen in different lights

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emotionally hardened

Question 19

inherit

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to take or receive will, to succeed as heir

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stubbornly insistent on theory rather than practicality

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in constant agitation

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very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

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